September 27

Well, we made it through the weekend.  Things are still in a real mess around here.  All weekend I felt this underlying frustration just building and building in the inside of me because of a home with no order to speak of.  I was able to get the laundry completed, and put away.  That was a major accomplishment considering our torn up kitchen and laundry area.  I just don’t know how a person could function as a “Messey”.  Honestly, I’d end up with a mental health issue I’m quit sure.  Well, enough grumbling and complaining out of me and on to the important things.

Mr. Jimmie came in this morning to put down the first layer of our kitchen floor.  I am so excited.  The finished product is going to be beautiful, and I can hardly wait.  This afternoon, Mr. Jerry is coming into do the drywall work in the basement.  Possibly by the end of the week we can have the carpet restretched and cleaned, then, this weekend we can get the basement back to normal living!  So you see life isn’t so bad after all! 

Poor little Braedon had a tough weekend.  Friday night we went  out to the country to some friends house for the church choir picnic.  The kids played so well all evening, that I didn’t even realize til into the evening that something was flaring up that old asthma.  Poor little fellow could hardly breath by the time that we got home.  We did all the treatments at home that we have been instructed to do.  The hot steamey bath, Vicks Vapor Rub on the chest, back, and feet, warm cup of tea.  He was so exhausted that he fell asleep drinking his tea.  He seemed to rest well all night, but got up feeling aweful.  After the breathing treatments and the meds that I had available at home he continued to worsen.  Late afternoon we took him into the ER.  I was so glad that we did.  He tested positive for Strep Throat.  He is on antibiotics and predinisone to calm the asthma flare.  He is much better today although his doesn’t have much energy.  I kept him home today, just so he could rest.  I was so thankful that we found this all out early, because I was able to go onto antibiotics as well as preventative.  The last thing I need is Strep Throat two weeks prior to transplant!  God is so good.

With news of yet two more friends coming down with some form or reoccurance of cancer, it has made me stop at the beginning of this week and sincerely thank God for the blessing of health this day.  I am sure that each one of these friends would gladly trade my common cold for their diagnosis.  I know that each one of us has our own battles to fight, some days there is triumph, and some days defeat.  I can’t help but come back to that most powerful quote from my “blogger” friend Charlee, who stated “There is nothing, no joy, no trouble, no testing, that can ever touch me until it has come past Christ to me.  If it has come that far, it has come with great purpose, which at the time I may not understand, but lifting my eyes to Him, I recieve its Blessing.  No sorrow will ever disturb me, no circustance will cause me to fret. I will rest in the joy of what my Lord is, I the rest of VICTORY.”

I know that as this week goes on it will likely get pretty busy so this might be my last post for a few days.  I always have time to do a quick check of my blogroll, so I will look forward to following along life’s road with all of you this week.  Have a Blessed day.

Bethany